CVE-2021-24545
WP HTML Author Bio <= 1.2.0 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- Published
- Oct 11, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- WPScan
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 77.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The WP HTML Author Bio WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise the HTML allowed in the Bio of users, allowing them to use malicious JavaScript code, which will be executed when anyone visit a post in the frontend made by such user. As a result, user with a role as low as author could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation when an admin view the related post/s.
Sources
2WordPress Plugin HTML Author Bio description XSS
The plugin does not sanitise the HTML allowed in the Bio of users, allowing them to use malicious JavaScript code, which will be executed when anyone visit a post in the frontend made by such user. As a result, user with a role as low as author could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation when an admin view the related post/s.
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